The Four Elements and First Creatures

From A0.3, The Making of the World. It illustrates A0.3.3–14 (to A0.3.22):

A0.3.3
At first, the elements were four and plain;They rose to being, free of toil and strain.
A0.3.4
Fire shone above, and in the middle layWind joined with water in an ordered way,
A0.3.5
While dusky earth beneath them held its ground,The lowest base to which the rest were bound.
A0.3.6
Of these, the fire first showed its potent might,And from its heat came dryness into sight.
A0.3.7
Where fire withdrew, the cold began to reign,And after cold came moisture in its train;
A0.3.8
When these four roots assumed their ordered place,They formed the transient dwelling of our race.
A0.3.9
Then each with each was mingled and combined,And countless forms arose of every kind.
A0.3.10
Then heaven’s turning vault revealed its face,Displaying wonders in its circling space;
A0.3.11
The Seven Planets ruled the Twelvefold Signs,Each set within its proper place and lines;
A0.3.12
Then portion, order, justice came to be;The Wise One gave each station its degree.
A0.3.13
The spheres, fast bound to spheres in ordered chain,Once formed, began to move through their domain.
A0.3.14
And earth took form with mountain, vale, and deep,And, like a lamp, shone bright across its sweep.